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January 2023 - being contrarian, mindlessness, unitasking, and the secret to engagement
the 49th issue of the newsletter
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December 2022 - Year 4 in review
the 48th issue of the newsletter
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Managers: it's time to remind yourself why anyone should care
From the raw signal group: Authors observe that a consequence of the great resignation is that people are walking into new jobs with a different attitude. They didn't come asking for meaning, or flavour, or for work to delight them. They came with boundaries and a list of
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November 2022 - managing generations, weak ties, measuring management, and escape rooms
the 47th issue
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'Thought leader' gives talk about 'thought leadership' that will inspire your thoughts
Pat Kelly vividly remembers when he first knew he was a "thought leader": In 2005, I met another 'thought leader' and I asked him how he became a 'thought leader' and he said 'I don't know.' It was then that
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A definition of the Swing era
I love this definition by Ted Gioia: that extraordinary interlude in American music when the smartest and most sophisticated jazz musicians were also the biggest selling commercial artists in the whole country.
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Resilience is also about building capability
Greg Case: The most compelling and durable source of resilience is organizational. About 15 years ago, we recognized that our clients’ needs were outpacing our ability to innovate, so we took targeted actions to improve. This included making structural changes to operate as a truly global firm, which we call
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Power doesn't corrupt. It reveals.
Parul Verma: Power amplifies and exposes cognitive and behavioral predispositions that already exists within you. It merely reveals your innate tendencies, but it does not corrupt.
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Discernment: paying attention to what you pay attention to
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October 2022 - Respect at work, emails after work hours, pre-quitting behaviors, and questions managers should ask themselves
the 46th issue of the newsletter
Business Communication
Communicating is not talking at people, it’s co-responding
Many responses to my post on communication. I can’t address all of the conversations here, but I’ll share a quote and answer a question. The quote was sent by reader Tom who writes It jumped to mind as I was reading and I wondered if that quote was
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September 2022 - we're a team not a family, what's better than hiring superstars, and making work meaningful
the 45th issue of my monthly newsletter